Recent content by woolyrunnerlady

Oh goodness it's been a while. Our chickens grew out of their awkward teenager phase, and the one I was afraid was going to be a rooster is indeed a hen. They are 2 years old now and laying pretty well still, plus we let them out for a few hours a day and they are excellent at keeping the local...

Girls are 8 weeks old tomorrow! I swear they have doubled in size since we moved them outdoors. They no longer have any supplemental heat and don't seem to need it. They've discovered that they love red leaf lettuce and strawberries. Red is looking more like a pullet and less like a cockerel at...

Shiver. 🥶 The winds picked up a bit on me, and it is a workday anyways. Other than that fertilize the garlic and check the progress of peas, radishes, beets, and arugula. This weekend I've got a lilac bush to relocate, hellebores, columbine, and whatever that other plant I bought the other...

4 chickens, all from Tractor Supply. 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, and 2 Austalorps. Pet birds, not show birds clearly! Red has a single comb, not the rose comb that SLW's are supposed to have. Janet looks like she is going to be a bit spotty on the lacing. Big Girl and Dunny (the Australorps)...

Was just out encouraging them out of the coop and into the sunshine and snagged a few pics of the SLWs. Janet is in the foreground, pretty sure she's a she. Red is in the background, and I'm not convinced that it isn't a cockrel. The Australorp in the second photo is Dunny, the other one (Big...

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I'll post gratuitous chicken pictures later :)

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This is the first I've kept chickens since I was a kid over 30 years ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 4 chicks right now. They are 6 weeks old today and have been in the outdoor coop for a week. (3) What...